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Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned?

Yes, the CJ ART, various Audio Research were all great...but I do remember lower priced items that gave much pleasure for their price.

In no order, The Large Advent,  DQ-10, Nakamichi SR receivers,  inexpensive Nordost cables, many tuners giving good vibes vis "FREE" music.  Also, in a different way, the Nakamichi TM radios and SoundSpace systems. 

There was a solid state ARC pre that was very good....ls-12?

And I do  remember "free" listening at some friends homes/systems that were great values. I was exceedingly lucky to have a best friend that bought most of my gear when I was "moving on".  It gave me the chance to listen to what I had had compared to what I currently had....at least once what I had sold to him was better than what my replacement gear was...........the old "live and learn". 





whatjd
russellrcncom
311 posts
 
Conrad Johnson PFR preamp.  Stax lambda headphones gets an honorable mention.
northwoods_maine
70 posts
 
For me, it has to be the large Advents.  They were the best sound I could afford on a college students budget back around 1970.  Not only did they  serve me well for many years, but they were the thing that started me down the HIFi road nearly 50 years ago.
213runnin
914 posts
 
Schiit Audio Vidar.  Very transparent amp.  

ebm
9,311 posts
 
MAGICO Q3s they bang it out.
big_greg
6,620 posts
 
A pair of Klipsch CF-2 speakers I picked up for $75.  They were a little rough around the edges.  I enjoyed them for a while and then sold them for quite a bit more.
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